Social and Humanitarian IOs from the Perspective of Global Businesses

HRI

Geneva Seminar13-14 December 2010

IO Session 3 Social and Humanitarian PolicyWorld Health OrganizationInternational Labour OrganizationFood and Agriculture Organization (+IFAD

&WFP)International Organization for MigrationHuman Rights CouncilUN High Commissioner for Human RightsUN High Commissioner for RefugeesInternational Committee for the Red Cross

World Health OrganizationWorld Health Assembly – 192 Member StatesExecutive Board – 34 members (3 year terms in

rotation)Secretariat – 8000 employeesBudget 2010-2011:

$4.540 billion ($928.8 million assessed) $3.368 billion base programme budget

$700 million core voluntary contributions $2.896 billion other

$822 million special programmes and collaborative arrangements

$350 million for outbreak and crisis response

WHO Partnerships and Special Outreach Initiatives

Pesticides for public health

3x5 InitiativeStop TB PartnershipPartnership for

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network

Blood safetyBuruli ulcerRollback MalariaInternational

Treatment Access Coalition

NGOs in Official Relations WHO185 NGOs including

Global Health CouncilIndustry Council for DevelopmentIFPMA

Accreditation usually requires two years of prior formal cooperation with a WHO entity

New policy debated in 2004 but dropped

WHO Priority IssuesSubstandard/spurious/falsely-labelled

/falsified/counterfeit medical productsSharing of influenza viruses and access to

vaccines and other benefitsPublic health, innovation and intellectual

propertyPrevention and control of NCDsFuture of financing for WHO

WHO Standards and PoliciesFramework Convention on Tobacco ControlRevised International Health Regulations Codes, guidelines, recommendations

Infant formulaMarketing to children

Global Strategies and Action PlansDiet, physical activity and healthNon-communicable diseases

International Labour OrganizationFounded in 1919 in Treaty of VersaillesUnique tripartite structureStandard-setting orientation through

conventions and recommendationsWorking time, safety and health at workFreedom of association and the right to

collective bargaining

ILO GovernanceInternational Labour Conference – 183

membersGoverning Body – 56 members (26

governments, 14 workers and employers)Committee of ExpertsBudget 2010-2011:

$665.116 million (assessed)Ca $500 million extrabudgetary

ILO Strategic ObjectivesStandards and fundamental principles and

rights at workEmploymentSocial protectionSocial dialogue

Recent ILO Policy StatementsDeclaration of Fundamental Principles and

Rights at Work (1998)Promotion of Sustainable Enterprises (2007)Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair

Globalization (2008)Global Jobs Pact (2009)

ILO PartnershipsTripartite Declaration of Principles concerning

Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (1977 and regularly updated)

New approach: The ILO seeks partnerships with companies and foundations that share its core values and respect internationally recognized principles with respect to labour, human rights, the environment and corruption (Global Compact).

In developing the partnership, guidance and policy advice will be offered by the ILO to bring your company into line with recognized decent work principles

ILO PPP Help DeskA free and confidential service to help companies

allign their operations with international labour standards and the ILO approach to socially responsible labour practices.

A one-stop shop for accessing ILO expertise in the areas of social protection, the protection of workers’ rights, sustainable enterprise development, conditions of work, social safety nets and industrial relations.

Contact the ILO Help Desk –by email at assistance@ilo.org by telephone at +41-22-799-6264

Supply Chain ImprovementThe ILO’s Better Work Programme

Helps enterprises bring their practices into line with core ILO labour standards and national labour law.

Strong emphasis is placed on improving worker-management cooperation, working conditions and social dialogue

International Organization for MigrationPurpose: the orderly and humane

management of international migrationOrigins in Inter-Governmental Committee for

European Migration (1951-2)Became International Organization for

Migration in 1989 – 127 membersExecutive Committee – 35 membersBudget 2010:

$39.39 million administrative (assessed)$619.0 million operational$43.7 million discretionary income

Other Migration-related EntitiesGlobal Migration GroupInternational Dialogue on MigrationGlobal Migration Forum

Meeting annually since 2007 2011 meeting to be hosted by Switzerland

Human Rights Council47 members (down from 53)

Nominations from regional groups in UNGAThree year terms in rotation

Key featuresComplaints procedureUniversal periodic reviewSpecial procedures

Two review procedures underway

Business and Human RightsDraft norms rejected by Commission Special Representative of the Secretary-

General Professor John Ruggie UN « Protect, Respect and Remedy »

FrameworkDraft principles and options for follow-up to

be addressed in 2011

International Committee of the Red CrossWork on behalf of people affected by war

Detainees - Ensuring economic securityProtecting civilians - Water and habitationReuniting families - Health

Assembly: 15 to 25 « co-opted » (now 16)Must be Swiss

Budget 2011: $1.2 billion (highest ever)$183 million HQ

UN High Commissioner for Human RightsAppointed by UNGAAdministers treaty-based bodies

Civil and political rightsEconomic, social and cultural rightsSix others

Budget 2010: $115.3 millionVoluntary contributions $119.9 million (2008)

UN High Commissioner for RefugeesEstablished in 1951 Assists 10.5 million refugees (2009)

Repatriation, local integration, resettlementAlso assists 14.4 million internally displaced

people (of a total of 26 million)Budget 2010: $3.058 billion (93% from

govts)6880 employees (710 in HQ)

Food and Agriculture OrganizationAchieving food security for all through

regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. Raise levels of nutrition, Improve agricultural productivity, Better the lives of rural populations and Contribute to the growth of the world economy.

Campaign targeted to 1 billion hungry people

FAO GovernanceFAO Conference every two years, Council of 49 member countries, three-year

rotating terms The Conference also elects a Director-

General to a six-year term. The current Director-General, Dr Jacques

Diouf, of Senegal, began his third term in January 2006

2010-2011 Budget: $1 billion

International Fund for Agricultural Development The Governing Council is IFAD's highest

decision-making authority. The Executive Board oversees general

operations and approves its programme of work. List A: eight Members and eight Alternate

Members;List B: four Members and four Alternate

Members; List C: six Members and six Alternate Members

Current budget: $800 million

World Food ProgrammeWFP Executive Board of 36 Member StatesExecutive Director - appointed jointly by the

UN Secretary General and the Director-General of FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organization)Five-year term – Josette Shearan (2007)

WFP Strategic Direction2008 Plan marks a historic shift from WFP as

a food aid agency to WFP as a food assistance agency, with a more nuanced set of tools to respond to critical hunger needs.

WFP relies entirely on voluntary contributions for its funding - $3.6 billion in 2010Principal donors are governmentsBut they also receive donations from the

private sector and individuals.